Defecate is a death metal band from Denmark, formed in 2016. They play brutal, unrelenting death metal.

Defecated is a death metal and grindcore band from Odesa, Ukraine, formed in 2002. One of the veteran extreme metal acts from the Black Sea port city.

Defechate plays death metal rooted in the Italian underground, delivering uncompromising brutality stripped of any pretense. Their provocatively visceral name signals an aesthetic that favors shock and aural punishment over mainstream palatability.

Defect Designer plays experimental/progressive death metal from Novosibirsk, active since 2007 and engineering imperfection with the precision of an architect. Their nearly two decades from Siberia's largest city have produced some of the region's most boundary-pushing extreme metal.

Defectomy is a Swiss brutal death metal act formed in 2023, specializing in the most punishing corner of the death metal spectrum. Their surgical name implies precision cutting, and their sound delivers exactly that — methodical brutality executed with clinical efficiency.

Defector is a progressive death metal band from Siegen, Germany, formed in 2018. They channel death metal through progressive structures and adventurous songwriting.

Formed in Overpelt, Limburg in 2018, Defenestration deliver slamming death metal with a pronounced deathcore edge, built around crushing breakdowns and intricate transitions that preserve dynamics within their brutal framework. Their 2019 debut full-length Scalped on the Pavement, released through Justified Insanity Records, introduced the quartet's bone-crushing approach to the Belgian extreme metal scene.

Defiled Serenity plays melodic death metal from Loimaa in southwestern Finland, formed in 2022 and exploring the tension between beauty and corruption that their name implies. Their music defiles the serenity of melody with death metal's harsh vocals and heavy riffs.

Defiled Souls is a death/groove metal band from Schrobenhausen, Germany, formed in 2024. They combine death metal's brutality with groove metal's rhythmic power.